cracking cases

The lead investigators for the Ramsey family regarding JonBenet's murder, still on the unsolved case now in it's 14th year later, are delivering on commitments to help victim's families with their expertise - -

Private investigators: man's 2007 death in Navarre wasn't accidental drowning
Published in the Northwest Florida Daily
By Jeff Barker

"NAVARRE BEACH — The mother of a young man found dead nearly three years ago is teaming up with investigators from the JonBenet Ramsey case.

Melody Schmitt, believes someone murdered her son, Joshua Whittier, in February 2007, although the Santa Rosa County Sheriff’s Office determined he drowned....A friend of Schmitt’s told her to talk to Lou Smit, a forensic specialist who worked on the JonBenet Ramsey case. Smit and Ollie Gray, both retired from law enforcement, do free follow-up investigations. They have been collecting evidence related to Whittier’s death for 7 or 8 months.

“A lot of times people can’t afford to have follow-up done on things,” Gray said. “Law enforcement a lot of times doesn’t have the manpower or experience.”

Gray said he doesn’t think Whittier’s death was an accident. His wallet was empty when his body was discovered, he said....[...read more]